William H. McMaster Professions : Former Governor of South Dakota Born : May 10, 1877 Died : September 14, 1968 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by William H. McMaster Advice is a peculiar commodity. Those who have the capacity to give good advice generally have too much sense to waste their time trying to get rid of it. William H. McMaster advice trying giving Giving free advice is a sad waste of effort. In the first place, no man will act upon it unless he is already inclined to do so. Secondly, when a man lays his case before you, the idea that he is asking your advice is a polite fabrication. He merely is suggesting that he is doing so, while as a fact his real object is to acquaint you with his personal activity. He wants to talk to somebody, being a natural gossip or gadder, and he plays upon your propensity for "giving advice" in order to get an audience. William H. McMaster real men order I came to the conclusion, that if my advice wouldn't be taken by those who needed it most and was stolen by those who could well afford to pay for it, that I would hereafter give advice only to myself and always sell it to others. William H. McMaster taken advice giving Similar Authors Mike Rounds former-governor-of-south-dakota All Authors
